I live in Dayu Changsheng

Chapter 19, beheading

"Hey, Brother Rui, why is your cuff torn? Did Song Dashan cut it? Did you get injured?" The third lady asked in surprise, pulling Fang Rui's cuff.

Fang Rui understood: "Yes, it's okay to be scratched by Uncle Dashan with scissors, leaving a mark of innocence."

"Ah, is there only a white mark left? It won't be cut by a knife, and its skin is like cowhide. This is a high-grade warrior! Brother Rui, have you broken through to high-grade?"

"Two days ago, I was lucky enough to break through."

The two sang together.

When the others heard that Fang Rui had become an advanced martial artist, they were surprised and fell silent.

No one persuaded the Fang family to be magnanimous and calm down, instead, there was an indescribably awkward atmosphere in the venue.

They naturally know what it means to be a martial artist.

A high-ranking martial artist, in this Changshan County, can be considered a moderate role. It can be said that he stepped out of the bottom layer step by step.

No matter which gang, it will not fail to recruit high-ranking warriors, and even, as long as it is confirmed that the net worth is innocent, they will generally be directly promoted to elite gang members.

Taking a step back, even if you don't join a gang, you can gain more respect than other families, whether it is in front of gang members or government servants.

In the past, Fang Baicao was enough to protect a 'Caozhitang' by relying on his status as a high-ranking warrior.

It was also when the news of the defeat of the first wave of bandit suppressing officers and troops came back, Fang Baicao's life and death were unknown, and the neighbors became less afraid of Fang's family, and borrowed food one after another...

——This can be regarded as bullying orphans and widows in disguise, but it is more subtle.

Now that Fang Rui has become a high-grade martial artist, supporting the Fang family, other people's mentality has changed, so naturally they dare not take it as usual.

Even if not to mention Fang Baicao, whose life and death were unknown, just Fang Rui, a top-grade warrior, was enough to scare them.

'Sure enough, human nature is inherently evil, bullying the weak and fearing the strong! '

Fang Rui thought to himself.

Before, these neighbors dared to persuade Fang's family to calm down; but back then, when Master Hu attacked Old Chu's family, and the government ransacked Wang's house, did they ever point fingers and make irresponsible remarks?
No!

The difference between before and after is nothing more than the size of a fist.

The old tough tiger gang has big fists, Master Hu has tough wrists, they dare not resist; just now, before Fang Rui showed his strength as a high-grade warrior, the Fang family looked relatively 'soft', so they dared to kidnap morally.

But now, when he exposed the strength of a high-ranking martial artist, they immediately fell silent.

It can be said: Fang Rui at this moment, even if he is not as powerful as Master Hu, is at least half as deterrent as Master Tiger.

This is exactly why Fang Rui took the initiative to expose the strength of the ninth rank: to shock the neighbors and reduce some troubles.

crowd center.

Song Dashan looked at the neighbors who spoke for him just now, and was silent at the moment, the joy on his face just now turned into panic, trembling, he knelt down with a plop, and slapped his face with a big slap: "Rui... ...Master Rui, don't report to the official...I won't dare again..."

'Why did you go early? '

Fang Rui grinned coldly in his heart, unmoved, his eyes wandered, and he glanced at those "good neighbors" who had just persuaded him to make peace. They avoided their eyes in embarrassment, and looked at Fang Xueshi pleadingly, hoping that she would say a few words. Talk about turning the relationship around.

But Fang Xue's heart is good, but she is not a good person. She has not forgotten how these neighbors were kidnapped morally before, so she snorted and turned her head away, not to look at them.

At this time, she vented her anger. Seeing the inconsistent reactions of these neighbors, she felt happy and her face was bright.

"Cough cough!"

While the neighbors were embarrassed, they felt regretful: If they had known Fang Rui was a high-grade martial artist, they would never have gotten involved with it.

The third lady glanced at these people, a touch of disdain and sarcasm flashed in her beautiful autumn water eyes, and a look of watching the show appeared on her pretty face.

Today's Fang Rui's performance can be said to have far exceeded her expectations, which made her more determined to make friends with the Fang family.

"What's wrong here? Why don't you sleep?" Suddenly, a loud voice came from outside.

Amidst this voice, two yamen servants in gray clothes with the word 'poor' drawn on their chests came in. They were the officials who were watching the night.

……

When the two yamen servants asked about the situation, the neighbors rushed to speak and testify.

What happened was not complicated at all. After everyone said it once, they knew it well. These days, such things have happened a lot...

Especially: when he heard that Fang Rui was such a young and qualified martial artist, his attitude became even more kind.

"Then...Brother Fang, are we going to take this person away?"

There was politeness in the servant's words.

Still the same sentence, as an entry-level warrior, whether in front of gang members or government servants, he has three points of face.

"Then trouble the two brothers, let's make decisions for the brothers, and treat the two of you to drink some other day." Fang Rui took advantage of the opportunity of being close, and each gave a large amount of money.

"It's easy to say, easy to say, Brother Fang, don't worry." The two yamen servants weighed it up secretly, and the smiles on their faces suddenly became more sincere, secretly praising Fang Rui for being a man.

So, under the watchful eyes of all the neighbors, Song Dashan was taken away as if dead.

"Mountain!"

At this moment, a mournful cry came from behind.

It turned out that Aunt Caihua from Song Dashan's family was here!
Song Dashan came out to steal food, but he didn't tell Aunt Caihua. Moreover, his house was some distance away from Fang's house, so he didn't want to go out when he heard the faint movement outside.

——Just like the people in Liushu Alley, not all the neighbors came here, just like other houses a little further away, not many came.

until……

Aunt Caihua found out that Song Dashan was gone. She thought she had gone to the hut, but she couldn't wait to come back, and suddenly remembered what happened in the evening, and her heart skipped a beat, so she went out and came here now.

"Two poor men, wait! Wait!" Aunt Caihua shouted from behind.

But these two yamen servants didn't have that patience, let alone Fang Rui's care, so they naturally ignored them, dragged Song Dashan forcefully, and took them away.

Seeing Aunt Cai Hua turned around, Fang Rui didn't bother to waste his time talking, said goodbye to the third lady, then dragged Fang Xueshi back to the room, and closed the door with a bang.

These neighbors did not leave, and told Aunt Caihua what had happened, and accused Song Dashan one after another.

"Your Dashan is really outrageous. In the middle of the night, you came to Fang's house to steal food, and even used the scissors on Brother Rui..."

"Yeah, it's too much!"

"I can't stand watching..."

"It's true that Song Dashan of your family did something wrong...it's getting late, don't bother others, I really want to plead, come back tomorrow morning!"

……

These people accused Song Dashan loudly, filled with righteous indignation, as if the victims were not Fang's family, but themselves.

In the room, Fang Xueshi was still aggrieved: "Bah, these people are ruthless, Brother Rui, don't be fooled by them!"

"Don't worry, mother, I know."

Fang Rui understood: These people are indeed selling favors to the Fang family, or in other words, making up for their bad performance before, lest he hold grudges and retaliate.

In fact, these people think too much.

Fang Rui has clear grievances and grievances, but he is not someone who must take revenge. Some moral kidnapping words have not caused any bad effects. Naturally, he will not deliberately pursue and take revenge.

Of course, if they want to rely on these performances to get a relationship with him and take advantage of it, it is also wishful thinking.

……

go back to the house.

"Brother,"

Fang Ling didn't know when he half woke up, and opened his eyes in a daze: "What happened outside?"

"A food thief was captured... It's okay, you can continue to sleep!"

Fang Rui smiled: This girl is also big-hearted, she didn't wake up completely due to such a big event outside.

However, he also understood: children are very sleepy, not to mention Fang Ling, even the daughter of the third lady's family or children from other families, no one has come.

"Oh!" The little girl agreed in a sleepy voice, turned over and fell asleep again.

The night passed quickly.

……

The next day.

Early in the morning, the Fang family started cooking, and the fragrance of cooking sorghum noodles rose with the smoke.

Different from the previous one who was cautious and tried to cover up as much as possible, from now on, even if the Fang family's food is a little better, other families will not dare to say anything.

This is the deterrent power of an entry-level warrior.

"Mother, Aunt Song's family, Xiaoqiu and Xiaohua are kneeling outside our house!" Fang Ling said while lying on the window, sticking out her little buttocks.

Early in the morning, Aunt Caihua led Song Xiaoqiu and Song Xiaohua, a pair of children, to kneel outside Fang's house, obviously wanting to intercede for Song Dashan.

But Fang Xue's anger was still there, she slammed the door and let them hang out.

Even so, Aunt Caihua and her pair of children did not leave, and were still kneeling outside Fang's house.

"You're the only one who cares more?" Fang Xueshi snorted with a cold face.

"Oh!"

Seeing that Fang Xue was angry, Fang Ling ran away quickly, not daring to touch the mold, came to Fang Rui, and asked in a low voice, "Brother, why are they kneeling?"

"Because I did something wrong, I asked our family to..." Fang Rui scratched the tip of the little girl's nose.

The Fang family closed the door and finished their meal.

After breakfast.

Aunt Caihua led Song Xiaoqiu and Song Xiaohua, and the three of them were still kneeling outside.

Fang Xueshi looked out of the window, with a look of unbearable expression on his face.

That's all for adults, and the two children: Song Xiaoqiu and Song Xiaohua, who are about the same age as Fang Ling, have knelt for so long, which made her feel a little bit embarrassed.

Seeing Fang Xue's reaction, Fang Rui thought for a while. This matter is really not easy to let go. It needs to be settled, so he said, "Mom, let me deal with it!"

"Hey!" Fang Xue naturally agreed.

Fang Rui has long been the master of the Fang family, and she is used to it, letting Fang Rui be the master of all important matters.

Squeak!

Fang's door opened.

Outside, Aunt Caihua, who had been waiting for a long time, suddenly showed a look of joy on her face.

She pulled the two children up and wanted to get closer, but after kneeling for a long time, her legs and feet were stiff and numb, and she staggered; next to her, Xiao Qiu and Xiao Hua were also unable to stand firmly and almost fell down.

Fang Rui offered his hand to support them.

He noticed that the linen trousers worn by Aunt Cauliflower, Xiaoqiu, and Xiaohua seemed to be of poor quality, and they had been frayed at this time, and their red knees could be seen.

"Master Rui..."

Aunt Caihua grabbed Fang Rui's sleeve, sobbing and begging, "It's my family's mountain that is wrong, I'm sorry for Fang's family...we can compensate, if we can't make up the money for now, we will give it slowly... just please, let my family's mountain go Way to live!"

'Is this an apology? There is an acknowledgment of mistakes and a negotiation of compensation. It's not like Song Dashan last night, who only wanted to rely on the neighbor's affection and moral kidnapping. '

Fang Rui sensed their attitude and approved it, but he couldn't agree to it.

"What's the name Rui Ye? Just like before, just call me Brother Rui."

Fang Rui shook his head and talked about the business: "Aunt Caihua, it's not that I'm cruel, but... Just imagine: If Uncle Dashan met me last night, but my mother, sister, or I wasn't An entry-level warrior... what will happen to the consequences?"

Aunt Cauliflower was speechless.

If that is the case, most unbearable things will happen.

"Uncle Dashan is also an adult. If he does something wrong, he has to bear the consequences... So, Aunt Caihua, you want me to plead with the government and withdraw the case. It is impossible for me to agree to such a thing as revenge with virtue."

Faced with Aunt Caihua's despairing expression, Fang Rui remained indifferent, but his tone softened a little: "Well, if the government officials come to ask about the case, I will tell the truth, I won't add embellishments, and the government will sentence you... ..."

"Then, even if this matter is over, in the future, what should we do with our two families, and how should we deal with it, I will not deliberately hold grudges..."

Having said that, Fang Rui knew: Because of his care, Song Dashan probably won't come back.

"As for any compensation, don't talk about it anymore. My family has nothing to lose. Besides, this is a difficult time for everyone..."

This is purely pretty words, even if Fang Rui wanted compensation, the Song family would have nothing to offer, otherwise, why would Song Dashan come to steal food?
In the distance, some neighbors didn't dare to watch openly, but they also pricked up their ears and listened secretly. After hearing this treatment, they all praised Fang Rui for being open-minded.

Of course, only each person knows how much sincerity, how much flattery, and how much fear is in this.

"Thank you! Thank you Brother Rui!"

Aunt Cauliflower knew that this deal was the best she could fight for, and she didn't dare to pester her anymore, she led a pair of children, turned around and left lonely.

……

In the morning, a yamen servant came to Fang's house, and Fang Rui recognized that it was one of the two yamen servants last night, named Jiang Ping'an.

"Brother Fang, the sentence is down, that Song Dashan beheaded at noon today..." Jiang Ping'an came to 'report the good news'.

"Thank you, Brother Jiang stayed at noon, I will treat Brother Jiang to drink!"

Fang Rui wanted to make friends with this person.

After all, he is a servant of the government government, wearing an official skin, inquiring about news, or some minor troubles can be easily resolved.

This is a way!

before?

It's not that Fang Rui doesn't want to build relationships, it's just that his identity as a high-ranking martial artist hasn't been exposed, even if he wants to make friends, people still look down on him!

If you do it deliberately, it will be self-defeating and you will be targeted as a fat sheep.

Now, after exposing their identities as high-ranking warriors, the two are of equal status, so they can meet on an equal footing.

Of course, this is just the foundation, want to take the relationship a step further?
It all depends on the skill of the wrist!

"No, next time, next time! Brother Fang also knows what's going on in the city recently, and I'm so busy here...Even my brother's side, I took the time to come here..."

"Okay, then I won't keep Brother Jiang, but I will remember this drink!"

Fang Rui made up his mind: Even if Jiang Ping'an didn't come, he would come to the door on his own initiative, bring some gifts and run around a few times.

Friendship comes out slowly!

"Father also left some connections. In the past, the status was not equal, so it was not easy to rush to the door, but now, it is possible to move around!" '

Fang Rui thought.

……

When going out, Jiang Ping'an summoned the people in Liushu Hutong, read out the verdict against Song Dashan, and left, leaving behind an uproar.

"Song Dashan is about to be beheaded, this is really..."

"I heard: Recently, there are too many prisoners in the city, the prisons can't hold it, and there is not so much food... At the same time, it is also to deter the lawless, so the punishment should be strict!"

"Maybe there is still a way..."

"Hush, shut up! Is it possible to say that?"

……

Neighbors were discussing, while the other party's family became more and more awed, they also alienated a lot invisibly.

Fang Rui didn't care either.

In other words, this kind of deterrence is exactly what he wants. With Song Dashan being killed as an example, the Fang family will be able to reduce many unnecessary troubles in the future.

……

(End of this chapter)